WINNER - HUGO AWARD - CHICAGO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL — In March 1939, Hitler's army marched into Prague, Czechoslovakia. Jan Bodon, a young, blond-haired, blue-eyed captain in the Czech Army was recruited to join the Nazis. He... more » promptly fled and joined the resistance movement instead, and was later selected to help in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the notorious "Butcher of Prague."
In this powerful documentary, director Jean Bodon-- Jan's son-- uncovers the truth not only about Jan's wartime experiences, but also that his father was secretly a Jew in a country which underwent one of the largest extermination campaigns of the war.
HOWLING WITH ANGELS is not only about Jean's adventure to retrace his father's lineage and his forgotten past. The film also explores the difficulties facing Jewish identity in the twentieth century and the necessity to reclaim and appreciate Jewish roots. Jean's struggle to rediscover his father's past reflects the struggle we all share to look into history in order to find the keys to our own sense of identity.« less
Actor:- Director:Jean Bodon Genres:Documentary Sub-Genres:Documentary Studio:First Run Features Format:DVD - Black and White,Color,Widescreen DVD Release Date: 07/24/2007 Original Release Date: 12/23/2006 Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/2006 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 0hr 45min Screens: Black and White,Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:Czech, English